Forum: FIRE and Money
02-15-2010, 11:34 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,704
Are loans normally structured this way?
Maybe a basic question here, but I've never looked closely at this before. I'm doing my taxes, and I noticed that the amount of student loan interest I paid was still above the max deductible. I'm...
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Forum: Young Dreamers
04-21-2009, 08:20 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 7,573
I'm actually a hardware engineer, so I think...
I'm actually a hardware engineer, so I think there's more FUD now than with the IBM deal. Oracle professes that they're interested in developing the hardware side of the business, but I and others...
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Forum: FIRE and Money
04-12-2009, 07:48 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 5,319
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Forum: FIRE and Money
04-12-2009, 09:37 AM
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Replies: 50
Views: 5,319
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Forum: FIRE and Money
04-09-2009, 10:44 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 2,845
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Forum: Young Dreamers
04-07-2009, 07:24 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 7,573
I agree. That's the motivation behind updating...
I agree. That's the motivation behind updating my resume and getting in touch with contacts I haven't talked to for a while.
It's interesting, I thought the stock price would've plummeted a lot...
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Forum: Young Dreamers
04-04-2009, 10:08 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 7,573
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Forum: Young Dreamers
04-03-2009, 05:06 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 7,573
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Forum: FIRE and Money
03-05-2009, 11:37 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,224
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Forum: Young Dreamers
03-02-2009, 09:57 PM
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Replies: 85
Views: 13,641
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Forum: FIRE and Money
02-25-2009, 03:45 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 4,051
I think I've seen articles...
I think I've seen articles hinting/guessing/hoping that the worst is over for the last 6 months to a year. I'd be really curious to see a study about how the information age has influenced economic...
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Forum: FIRE and Money
02-24-2009, 12:06 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,129
The Formula That Killed Wall Street
Recipe for Disaster: The Formula That Killed Wall Street (https://www.wired.com/techbiz/it/magazine/17-03/wp_quant)
Still trying to digest it all, but an interesting read.
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Forum: FIRE and Money
02-17-2009, 11:39 PM
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Replies: 160
Views: 16,023
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Forum: Young Dreamers
01-30-2009, 10:45 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,533
Sorry to hear about that. Our company just had...
Sorry to hear about that. Our company just had layoffs last week, and while I wasn't affected, the layoffs were rather large, and it's quite likely we'll have more in the near future.
While I've...
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Forum: FIRE and Money
12-02-2008, 04:47 PM
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Replies: 164
Views: 16,998
Great story. I'm surprised, however, that none...
Great story. I'm surprised, however, that none of them learned from your example. I would think your early retirement would have opened their eyes to the benefits of frugality.
Then again, the...
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Forum: FIRE and Money
11-20-2008, 03:44 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,576
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Forum: FIRE and Money
11-20-2008, 03:40 PM
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Replies: 46
Views: 4,363
There was plenty of that when AIG was getting...
There was plenty of that when AIG was getting their bailout. They're now under constant scrutiny (as they should be) to the point where if their execs stay anywhere but a Motel 6, congress is...
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Forum: FIRE and Money
11-18-2008, 04:41 PM
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Replies: 46
Views: 4,363
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Forum: Young Dreamers
11-15-2008, 10:44 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,911
Echoing Nords, companies with this type of...
Echoing Nords, companies with this type of attitude seem to forget that things turn around eventually. And when that happens, all of the employees they underpaid bolt for the door.
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Forum: FIRE and Money
11-11-2008, 09:58 PM
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Replies: 149
Views: 12,684
Bail out U.S. automakers?
Bloomberg.com: Worldwide (https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aTuXKLf4nW44&refer=home)
I really don't want this thread to get political; I'm just trying to look at this from an...
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Forum: FIRE and Money
11-10-2008, 04:21 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 4,274
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Forum: FIRE and Money
10-28-2008, 05:00 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,382
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Forum: FIRE and Money
10-24-2008, 08:40 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 4,725
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Forum: FIRE and Money
10-22-2008, 12:39 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 3,293
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Forum: FIRE and Money
10-15-2008, 02:16 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 3,899
Dawg, as someone with absolutely no medical...
Dawg, as someone with absolutely no medical training, I strongly advise you to stop looking at the market on a daily basis. I know it's like watching a train wreck, but really, you've got to give...
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